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Cavendish wins 11th stage and seizes green jersey

Last updated Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 3:17pm

LAVAUR, France -- Mark Cavendish nearly lost a shoe in the final stretch but kept his cool to win a rainy 11th stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint Wednesday, easily beating Andre Greipel of Germany at the line to seize the leading sprinter's green jersey.

French rider Thomas Voeckler kept the race leader's yellow jersey after the 104.1-mile trek from Blaye-les-Mines to Lavaur. Voeckler finished 75th in the stage but with the same time as the winner.

Cavendish made the most of the last stage designed for sprinters before the race reaches the Pyrenees to claim his 18th stage win at the Tour, his third in this year's race. He won in 3 hours, 46 minutes, 7 seconds.

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Schleck in good early position at Tour de France

Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, July 2, 2011 - 4:54pm

MONT DES ALOUETTES, France -- Two-time runner-up Andy Schleck and his Leopard-Trek teammates have made a near-perfect start to the Tour de France, putting themselves in an ideal position to claim the yellow jersey in Sunday's team time trial.

Schleck, who lost last year's Tour to Alberto Contador by 39 seconds, finished the first stage Saturday behind the Spaniard after being caught in a crash near the finish. But he benefited from a rule that gave him the same time as the riders who were with him when the accident happened.

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Motor racing boss seeks European ruling on privacy

Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 5:23pm

PARIS -- Former motor racing boss Max Mosley argued Tuesday that a tabloid that splashed lurid stories about his sexual exploits on the Internet had a responsibility to warn him, as a European court heard a case that could change the face of British journalism.

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Bubka: Track should remain in London stadium

Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 5:47pm

MONACO -- IAAF senior vice president and IOC member Sergei Bubka says London organizers should be faithful to their promise that the running track will remain in the Olympic stadium after the 2012 Games.

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Scientists uncover secret of Roberto Carlos goal

Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, September 5, 2010 - 5:35pm

PARIS -- Thirteen years after Roberto Carlos stunned onlookers with his amazing "banana" free kick that seemed to defy the law of physics, scientists have finally worked out just how he did it.

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Armstrong back in France for Tour route unveiling

Samuel Petrequin The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 8:12pm

PARIS -- Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and 2009 winner Alberto Contador will be on hand Wednesday when organizers unveil the 2010 route for cycling's biggest race.

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